The Foundation for Portland Public Schools’ initiative, named in honor of longtime Portland High School girls’ basketball coach Ed Feeney, will provide athletic gear to students who need it to participate.
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Posted inLocal & State, Southern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Three proposals rise to top for Cape Elizabeth school project
The proposals range from renovating and expanding the existing elementary and middle schools to building a new middle school.
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South Portland municipal buildings need to be bigger, report says
An independent facilities assessment suggests options to rebuild or renovate City Hall, the library and the central fire/police station.
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Death guide to discuss her work at Brunswick library
Certified death doula Andrews Nelson works with the dying and their loved ones.
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
New school on Greely campus could cost $49 million
The Cumberland-North Yarmouth School Board chair says the draft plan for the new pre-K-to-Grade 1 school is ‘still being worked out and processed.’
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Connection program for senior New Mainers going swimmingly
A nonprofit group for immigrant women says its swimming lessons for elders combat social isolation while teaching the participants a new skill.
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Dead ends in future for hazardous road that now crosses Spurwink Marsh
Cape Elizabeth and Scarborough plan to remove the portion of Sawyer Road/Sawyer Street that routinely floods during storms and is damaging marsh habitat.
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South Portland council denies power plant a waiver for two new oil tanks
FPL Energy Cape in Knightville, which has two 12,000-gallon tanks, wants to increase its capacity by 40,000 gallons to provide power during grid blackouts, but a South Portland ordinance does not allow the addition.
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Three on South Portland’s March 5 ballot for House seat
One Democrat and two independents are running to fill the House District 122 seat, which represents the city’s District 1 and part of District 2.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Portland Forecaster, The Forecaster
Husky Line bus service for Gorham at crossroads
The town must join the Metro system, at a cost of $170,000 this year, to keep the service open to the public, the executive director says.